Action Research in Practice : Partnership for Social Justice in Education (Paperback)

Preface: The story of the book PART 1 The project 1 PARAPET: from meta-project to network PART 2 Common themes 2 Participatory action research and the study of practice 3 Research partnerships: principles and possibilities 4 Some thoughts on contemporary theories of social justice 5 Parents as partners for educational change: the Ashgrove Healthy School Environment Project 6 Bridges and broken fingernails 7 Students as action researchers: partnerships for social justice PART 4 Partners supporting schools change 8 A journey into a learning partnership: a university and a state system working together for curriculum change 9 Change in schools: practice and vision 10 Action research for professional development on gender issues 11 Collaborative action research: learnings from a social sciences project in a secondary school PART 5 Partnerships within the university 12 Action research as reflective collaboration 13 Occasional visits to the kingdom: part-time university teaching 14 A pathway for postgraduate teaching 15 Academic growth through action research: A doctoral student’s narrative 16 Collaborative writing in participatory action research